The assessment of damage tolerance under long-term loading.
- Author(s):
Gower, M R L, Shaw, R M, Sims, G D
- Source:
- Measurement Good Practice Guide No. 101, May 2007
- ISSN:
- 1368-6550
- ISBN:
- NPL Doc. Ref:
- PDB: 4647 | DDB: 1240
- Document Type:
- Guide
- DOI:
Note: An asterisk after an author's name indicates a non-NPL author.
Abstract:
This Guide provides best practice guidance for fatigue loading of composite materials and on the use of traditional static defect tolerance test methods under long-term fatigue loading. Guidance is also given on the use of non-destructive evaluation (NDE) techniques for defect growth detection, and in particular those techniques that can be used for real-time measurements. The Guide is primarily concerned with carbon and glass fibre-reinforced polymer composite material systems.
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